| Platyvelia brachialis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Veliidae |
| Genus: | Platyvelia |
| Species: | P. brachialis |
| Binomial name | |
| Platyvelia brachialis (Stål, 1860) | |
Platyvelia brachialis is a species of smaller water strider in the family Veliidae. It is found in the Caribbean, Central America, North America, and South America. [1] [2] [3]
Veliidae is a family of gregarious predatory insects in the suborder Heteroptera. They are commonly known as riffle bugs, small water striders, or broad-shouldered water striders because the segment immediately behind the head is wider than the rest of the abdomen. Species of the genus Rhagovelia are also referred to as ripple bugs.
Saldidae, also known as shore bugs, are a family of insects in the order Hemiptera. They are oval-shaped and measure 2–8 mm (0.08–0.31 in) when mature. Typically they are found near shorelines or the marginal growths near freshwater bodies, estuaries, and sea coasts. They can flee by leaping or taking flight. There are about 350 recognized species with the majority from the Nearctic and Palearctic. Many species are found in the intertidal zone and both adults and nymphs of some species like Saldula pallipes can tolerate submergence at high-tide. Saldidae are predators and scavengers. They pass the winter through egg or adult diapause.
Rhagovelia choreutes is a species in the infraorder Gerromorpha, in the order Hemiptera . The distribution range of Rhagovelia choreutes includes Central America and North America.
Rhagovelia obesa is a species of smaller water striders in the family Veliidae. It is found in North America.
Mesovelia is a genus of water treaders in the family Mesoveliidae. There are more than 30 described species in Mesovelia.
Mesoveliidae is a family of water treaders in the order Hemiptera. There are about 16 genera and at least 50 described species in Mesoveliidae.
Saldoidini is a tribe of shore bugs in the family Saldidae. There are more than 20 genera and 250 described species in Saldoidini.
Chiloxanthinae is a subfamily of shore bugs in the family Saldidae. There are about 7 genera and more than 20 described species in Chiloxanthinae.
Saldula is a genus of shore bugs in the family Saldidae. There are at least 120 described species in Saldula.
Microvelia americana is a species of smaller water strider in the family Veliidae. It is found in North America.
Ioscytus is a genus of shore bugs in the family Saldidae. There are about seven described species in Ioscytus.
Ochterus banksi is a species of velvety shore bug in the family Ochteridae. It is found in North America.
Hebrus buenoi, or Bueno's velvet water bug, is a species of velvet water bug in the family Hebridae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Microvelia pulchella is a species of smaller water strider in the family Veliidae. It is found in the New World.
Platyvelia is a genus of smaller water striders in the family Veliidae. There are seven described species in Platyvelia.
Leptopodidae is a family of spiny-legged bugs in the order Hemiptera. There are about 15 genera and more than 40 described species in Leptopodidae.
Phoreticovelia disparata, also called the Zeus bug, is a species of semi-aquatic bug from the family Veliidae with a unique form of sexual dimorphism. It is endemic to Australia (Queensland).
Hermatobates is a genus of wingless marine bugs placed as the sole genus in the family Hermatobatidae that are sometimes known as coral-treaders. They are quite rare and known only from coral reefs in the Indo-Pacific region. During low tide, they move over the water surface not unlike the more familiar water-striders around coral atolls and reefs and stay submerged in reef crevices during high tide.
Microvelia karunaratnei is a species of smaller water strider in the family Veliidae. It has only been recorded in Sri Lanka and is one of the few veliid species known to inhabit tree holes.
Microvelia cavicola is a species of smaller water strider in the family Veliidae. It has only been recorded in Panama and is one of the few veliid species known to inhabit tree holes.
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